THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD OUT THERE (BLACK ICE/BEER/ORANGE&WHITE)

There''''s a song on There''''s A Whole World Out There, the second album by Canadian fourpiece Arm''''s Length, called 'Palinopsia". Derived from the Greek for 'again" (palin) and
'seeing" (opsia), it''''s a visual phenomenon marked by the persistent image of something
that''''s no longer actually there. Singer and lyricist Allen Steinberg wrote the song wrote about
'pure devotion or love towards someone that may no longer be a part of your life", but it
also applies to the record as a whole. Because throughout this album''''s 12 songs, Steinberg
wrestles a with the part of life that''''s been and gone. Yet there''''s a noticeable difference
between the person who wrote this record compared to the one who wrote Arm''''s Length''''s
2022 debut, Never Before Seen, Never Again Found.
'This record speaks more to my life at the moment than the past," he explains, 'even though
there''''s still a good amount of past on it. But it''''s how I''''m dealing with it now, as opposed to
being enveloped in it'there''''s more a sense of being on the other side of it, of seeing it with
hindsight. The tone has shifted a little. I''''m probably just a bit more mature, as my frontal
lobe is developing as we speak."
Produced by Anton DeLost'who worked with the band on Never Before Seen, Never Again
Found and 2021''''s EP, Everything Nice'There''''s A Whole World Out There does indeed
expand Arm''''s Length''''s horizons in accordance with Steinberg''''s developing frontal lobe,
presenting him as more self-reflective contemplative than he was before. He wrote the parts
for all the instruments, as well as the vast majority of the lyrics, alone in his room, and then
brought those initial sketches, recorded as voice memos, to drummer Jeff Whyte, who
added percussion to Steinberg''''s song skeletons. While the majority of the creative process
was in Steinberg''''s hands, it was only when these songs were recorded as a full band with
Jeremy Whyte, who played bass on the record, and Ben Greenblatt that their full potential
was realized. The result is that the feelings driving these songs burst and bloom with full
force, building on the incredible foundations set by the band''''s previous recorded output.